Birch Creek Pass

Birch Creek Pass is a mountain saddle in , , and has an elevation of 12,828 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Middle Palisade and Birch Mountain.

Peak
Photo: GarconN2, Public domain.
is a 14,018-foot peak in the central Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of . It is a fourteener, and lies on the Sierra Crest as part of the Palisades group, a group of prominent Sierra Nevada mountain summits that includes multiple other fourteeners, approximately 12 miles southwest of the town of .

Peak
Photo: Justin.Johnsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, or Paokrung, is one of the fifty highest peaks of California. Of the major peaks of the Palisades, it stands farthest from the Sierra Crest.

Peak
is a 13,356-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the crest of the mountain range, in of northern . It is situated in the Palisades area of the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest.

Birch Creek Pass

Latitude
37.0663° or 37° 3′ 59″ north
Longitude
-118.4445° or 118° 26′ 40″ west
Elevation
12,828 feet (3,910 metres)
Open location code
85933H84+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9979006339
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Wiki­data ID
Q123370839
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Satellite Map

Discover Birch Creek Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cienaga Mirth and Logging Flat.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Southfork Pass and Lane Pass.

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